OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  G.P. Gallivan 

• Setting

  Set in the Dowling's House in the Dublin suburbs, present day(1967).

• Synopsis

  Three characters, trapped in hells of their own making, come together for an evening in. Kate is suffering the change of life fears that she is going mad, loves her husband desparately and is convinced that he and the world see her as a neurotic failure. Steve has opted out of the rat-race and has lost the confidence to live outwards. Their marriage has turned into a duel where lasting damage can be inflicted at any moment. Maurice, their friend, has outstripped Steve in the material world, is a confirmed bachelor, although Steve sees him as a prissy old maid. The knives are out and sharpened in this evening in.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  1

• Total

  3

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  October 1967

• Production Notes

  In association with 66 Theatre Company

• Producer

  Presented by Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Eblana Theatre
  

Source Of Information

Information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.